Need help knitting legs with double pointed needles!

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wawoof

Discussion Starter · Jun 7, 2005

I'm almost done with the body of my first soaker shorts, but my pattern says I'll soon need to switch to double pointed needles for the legs. How do I do this? Is there an online guide to knitting with double pointed needles?

Thanks!

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wawoof

Discussion Starter · #2 · Jun 7, 2005

I think I've figured it out from this very helpful page:

http://www.littleturtleknits.com/dpn.htm

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Devon

· #3 · Jun 7, 2005

They're not as scary as they look LOL... just a tip though, I often have stitches fall off at the "join" when there are a lot on there, so make sure the stitches are right in the middle. I also recommend starting out with bamboo-- metal is very slippery!

Have fun

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hallesmom

· #4 · Jun 7, 2005

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Originally Posted by devonc
They're not as scary as they look LOL... just a tip though, I often have stitches fall off at the "join" when there are a lot on there, so make sure the stitches are right in the middle. I also recommend starting out with bamboo-- metal is very slippery!

Have fun

I agree-use bamboo!

Also

www.knittinghelp.com has a helpful video!

Don't try to over think it! It's easy!

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wawoof

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 7, 2005

I'll definitely get bamboo or wood needles, thanks! (whichever I can find at the knitting shop down the road).

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Tuckersmom

· #6 · Jun 7, 2005

also, for the size shorts you are making (I saw in another post) you can get 12" circulars and then you don't have to use DPNs at all. SOme LYS carry them and sometimes you have to order them.

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wawoof

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 8, 2005

Tuckersmom,

Thanks for the tip about 12" circulars. I'll get some of those for my toddler's shorts. However, the shorts I'm finishing now are newborn/small, so I guess no way to skip the dpns....

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Undercover Hippie

· #8 · Jun 13, 2005

You're probably already done :LOL but just wanted to add that I like using the magic loop method better than DPNs. I kept losing stitches off the end of my DPNs and getting really frustrated so I figured this out instead and it's great. Good luck!

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~Megan~

· #9 · Jun 13, 2005

I prefer to use mini circulars. They aren't easy to find though. They are made by Clover and come in 8.25 and 12"

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wawoof

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 13, 2005

Thanks for the tips about the magid loop method and mini-circulars. How small circumference legs can you do on mini-circulars? Could I use this for small longies?

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ZeldasMom

· #11 · Jun 14, 2005

Knitty's Techniques with Theresa has a nice little piece on double points:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/FEATtheresa.html

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DomesticOverlord

· #12 · Jun 15, 2005

I have to interject that the mini-circs give me hand cramps. There's just not enough needle there for me. I prefer my dpns unless I'm knitting something quite large.

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